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1 Section 10-4 Where does most igneous activity take place?
Define the following terms for igneous rock features: Batholith Dike Sill Laccolith Volcanic neck Caldera

2 Batholith – the largest intrusive igneous rock body
forms when magma cools and solidifies underground and stops rising to the surface

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4 Dike – forms when magma is squeezed into a vertical crack that cuts across rock layers and solidifies underground Sill – forms when magma is squeezed into a horizontal crack between rock layers and solidifies underground

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6 Laccolith – a dome of rock that forms when a sill pushes the rock layers upward

7 Volcanic neck – the solid igneous core of a vent that remains after the outer layers of lava and tephra have been eroded away from an extinct volcano

8 Caldera – the large opening formed at the top of a volcano when a crater collapses into the vent following an eruption

9 Mountains p Describe the 4 main types of mountains.

10 Folded mountains – are created when rock layers are squeezed from opposite sides, causing them to buckle and fold

11 Upwarped mountains – are formed when Earth’s crust is pushed up and eroded, forming sharp peaks and ridges

12 Fault-block mountains – jagged mountains formed from huge, tilted blocks of rock that are separated from surrounding rock by faults

13 Volcanic mountains – created when magma within Earth escapes to the surface, building cones of lava and ash

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